Bottle crate



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ITNESSES Patented Sept. 4, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

' 1 Claim.

An object of the invention is to provide a bottle crate and, asillustrated, a crate for milk bottles, which is strong and durable whilehaving surficient resiliency to prevent the breaking of the bottles whenthe boxes are quickly moved from place to place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box with a plurality ofsupporting means for the bottles supported in the box at differentlevels,

the supporting means being each disposed in a groove in the inner sideof the box with the several supporting means secured together.

A further object of the invention is to provide each supporting meanswith two sets of horizontally disposed wires, the wires in one set beingdisposed at right angles to the wires in the other set, and the wires inthe two sets being secured together, each supporting means having aborder member disposed in a groove in the box with the wires secured tothe border member and with certain of the wires extending throughapertures in the box and being secured to the outer side of the box.There are vertically disposed members embracing the two sets ofhorizontally disposed 5 wires for holding the supporting means securedtogether at points spaced from the sides and ends of the box.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecification in which the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts inall the views in Which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the box,

Figure 2 is a sectional View on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view illustrating one of the groovesin the box, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner inwhich the supporting members are constructed and are secured together.

Figure 6 is a detailed fragmentary sectional view similar to the lowerpart of Figure 3, showing a modified construction.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that a box is providedhaving sides 6 and ends '7, there being grooves 8 in the inner faces ofthe box which form channels at the sides 6 and ends I for receivingborder members, there being three sets of these grooves 8 and three setsof border members, which are designated in the drawing 55 by thereference characters 9, 10 and 11, the said border members 9, 10 and 11being supported by the bottom of said grooves.

Extending longitudinally of the box and disposed therein there are wires12 which are spaced apart and which have their central portions disposedat the same level as the wires 9 forming a border member, the terminalsof the wires 12 being offset at 13 and being disposed on the wires 9 inthe lower groove 8 and being welded to the said wires 9. The said wires12 are spaced apart and-form a bottom for supporting the bottles,certain of the wires 12 at their offset portions 13 extending throughapertures 14 in the ends 7 of the box and being riveted to the outersides of the box at 15. Disposed transversely of the box there are wires16 which are spaced apart and which are welded to the wires 12, theterminals of the wires 16 being disposed in the grooves 8 and beingwelded to the wires 9, the terminals of certain of the wires 16extending through apertures 17 in the sides 6 of the box, and saidterminals being riveted at 18 to the outer surfaces of the said boxsides 6. In this manner the lower supporting means for the bottles 19 isconstructed and is mounted in the box.

Extending longitudinally of the box there are wires 20 having theirterminals 21 disposed in the intermediate grooves 8, the terminals ofthe wires being welded to the wire 10. Disposed transversely of the boxthere are wires 22 which are 5 welded to the under sides of the wires 20and which have offset terminals 23 welded at the top of the wires 10 asbest-shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. The sets of wires 20 and the setsof wires 22 are spaced apart to provide pockets or 9 cells to receivethe bottles 19, the bottles 19 being held by said wires 20 and 22 toprevent breakage, it being understood that the wires 20 and 22 have someresiliency to prevent breakage when the box is roughly handled.

Disposed above the supporting means formed by the wires 20 and 22 thereare longitudinally extending wires 24 which have their terminals 25welded to the upper surface of the wire 11. There are also transverselyextending wires 26 which 100. are welded to the under sides of the wire24 and which have their terminals 27 offset, and the said offsetterminals being welded to the upper surfaces of the wire 11. Each of thewires 24 is r disposed above one of the wires 20 and each of the wires26 is disposed above one of the wires 22, so that the wires 24 and 26which are spaced apart will also engage the sides of the bottles 19 forsupporting the said bottles, the wires 24 and 26 also having sufiicientresiliency to prevent breakage when the box is handled roughly.

As will be seen by referring to Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing, certainof the terminals 25 of the wires 24 and certain of the terminals 27 ofthe wires 26 extend through apertures in the ends and sides of the box,the said terminals being riveted at 28 to the outer surfaces of the box.It will be understood by referring to Figures 2 and 3 of the drawingthat, preferably, there are recesses in the outer sides and outer endsof the box in which the terminals of the Wires 12, 16, 24 and 26, whichextend through apertures in the box, are riveted.

The three supporting means for the bottle which have been described aresecured together at points spaced from the sides and ends of the box bylooped members 29 which have their looped ends 30 disposed around thewires 24 and 26. At the points where they cross the looped members 29not only embrace the wires 24 and 25 but also embrace the wires 20 and22 Where they cross, and, in addition, the looped members embrace thewire 16 and also the wires 12 which are in alignment with the wires 20and 24. The said looped members 29 are welded to the wires 24, 26, 29and 22, and also, to the wires 16 and the Wires 12, which'are inalignment with the wires 24 and 20 to hold the horizontally disposedwires at points spaced from the sides and ends of the box, Whilepermitting sufficient resiliency to the horizontally disposed wires torelieve the botof the box by means of screws or nails 32.

In Figure 6 a slightly modified construction is shown wherein themembers 17 and 25 are out 01f and the remaining parts made suflicientlysmall to slide loosely in the crate 7. A slat or strip 35 is secured tothe Wall of the crate by any suitable means, as, for instance, nails,whereby a proper support is provided without the use of the slots andassociated parts shown in Figures 2 and 3.

I claim:

A crate including a box and a wire frame secured in the box and adaptedto support and separate bottles and the like, said wire frame having aplurality of spaced border members extending entirely around the frame,the side and end walls of the box having grooves throughout their lengthin their inner faces receiving the border members, and longitudinal andtransverse wires, constitut ing parts of the frame, extended throughapertures in the Walls of the box and secured therein.

LOUIS B. MASIN.

